The Self is the heart, self-luminous. Illumination arises from the heart and reaches the brain, which is the seat of the mind. The world is seen with the mind; so you see the world by the reflected light of the Self.
RAMANA MAHARSHIPeace is the inner nature of humankind. If you find it within yourself, you will then find it everywhere.
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The ultimate truth is so simple. It is nothing more than being in the pristine state. This is all that needs to be said. Only mature minds can grasp the simple truth in all its nakedness.
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All that one gives to others one gives to one’s self. If this truth is understood, who will not give to others?
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The Seeker himself becomes the knower. The thing to be known is already there. There is nothing to be known afresh. More-over there are no two things. There is only the seer, the knower.
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The inquiry “who am I” turns the mind introvert and makes it calm.
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When the mind, one-pointed and fully focused, knows the supreme silence in the Heart, this is true learning.
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All bad qualities centre round the ego. When the ego is gone, Realisation results by itself. There are neither good nor bad qualities in the Self. The Self is free from all qualities. Qualities pertain to the mind only.
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Let what comes come, let what goes go.
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Remain still, with the conviction that the Self shines as everything yet nothing, within, without, and everywhere.
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The mind is only a bundle of thoughts. The thoughts have their root in the I-thought. Whoever investigates the True “I” enjoys the stillness of bliss.
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The thing to do is to concentrate on the seer and not on the seen, not on the objects, but on the Light which reveals them.
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Doubts arise because of an absence of surrender.
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Mind is consciousness which has put on limitations. You are originally unlimited and perfect. Later you take on limitations and become the mind.
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When one makes the mind stick to one thought, the mind becomes rock-steady and the energy is conserved.
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When we turn the mind inwards, God manifests as the inner consciousness.
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Silence is never-ending speech. In silence one is in intimate contact with the surroundings. Language is only a medium for communicating one’s thoughts to another. Silence is ever speaking.
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